Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

Bonney's eating habits and speed are surprisingly comparable to Luffy's.

Luffy devoured all the food in front of him in the blink of an eye.

But it only felt like I barely managed to cushion it.

Soon, he turned his attention to the food in front of the other people.

He glanced at Margaret, who was sitting next to him, staring blankly at him, and asked.

"Can I eat this?"

Margaret was still caught up in the curiosity of seeing a man for the first time, and subconsciously nodded, saying blankly.

"Okay! That works!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly widened.

Suddenly, Luffy stretched out his arm and quickly stuffed the food in front of her into his mouth.

This scene immediately drew gasps of amazement from all the female warriors present.

"Can a man actually stretch like that?"

"Men have such a terrifying appetite! He ate the equivalent of ten of our portions all by himself."

"Men look so interesting!"

"I really want to touch a man!"

While everyone else was staring at Luffy in amazement, Margaret finally mustered up her courage and tentatively spoke to Luffy.

"Um...can I touch you?"

Luffy was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and glanced at Margaret.

Margaret, seeing Luffy looking at her like that, immediately thought he was going to get angry.

After all, making such a request on the first meeting is really impolite.

She apologized to Luffy repeatedly.

"Yeah...sorry!"

I misspoke!

But to her surprise, Luffy agreed after glancing at her.

"Yeah! Okay!"

Consider this a thank you gift for treating me to food!

Upon hearing this, Margaret's eyes brightened, and she exclaimed with delight.

"Really? Thank you!"

Then, out of curiosity, she grabbed Luffy's arm and stretched the skin back and forth like rubber, revealing an extremely surprised expression.

"Siggoyi! Men are truly amazing!"

As soon as this action began, a large group of female warriors quickly surrounded Luffy, all wanting to touch him and offering to exchange food for it.

Upon hearing about the food exchange, Luffy agreed without hesitation.

However, in order not to disturb him while he was eating, he deliberately stretched out one arm, letting them play around that arm by themselves and not bother him.

After Luffy agreed, a mountain of meat instantly appeared on the table in front of him, along with a variety of other foods.

A large group of female warriors excitedly surrounded Luffy's arm, pulling and tugging at it.

This scene left the Straw Hat crew completely bewildered.

They simply couldn't understand why these people were so excited.

Bonney seemed even more excited than the others, and she lunged at Luffy in a flash.

The little food given to her was far from enough to fill her up.

Soon, she joined Luffy, and the two of them swept away the food in front of them like a storm.

...

After an unknown amount of time, Luffy had almost finished eating the food in front of him.

Strangely, the number of people surrounding Luffy's arm did not decrease at all, and a long queue even formed outside the banquet hall.

When the citizens heard that they could touch men here, they all rushed over and waited in line to go in.

Just then, Marigold and Sandasonia arrived with a group of warriors.

They were taken aback by the sheer scale of the event.

But considering the circumstances in their country, it's understandable.

Ignoring those people, Marigold spoke directly to Luffy.

"man!"

"My sister wants to see you!"

"Come with us!"

Upon hearing this, the banquet hall fell silent instantly, and all the female warriors stopped what they were doing.

The Empress is looking for Luffy, and they dare not delay.

They all spontaneously released Luffy and made way for him.

Luffy was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, but he nodded and said.

"All right!"

After saying that, he finished the half-eaten piece of meat in his hand, got up and walked towards the door.

The Straw Hat crew wanted to follow, but Sandersonia stopped them.

"I'm sorry! My sister only summoned him!"

"You can stay here and continue with the banquet!"

Upon hearing Sandasonia's words, the girls' expressions immediately changed.

Their intuition told them that something was definitely going on between Luffy and the Empress.

Ultimately, they were forced to stay, but Nami secretly activated her ability to listen to the sounds of the island.

Luffy was led into the main hall of the palace.

However, the hall was empty at the moment, with no one else besides them.

Marigold led Luffy to a curtain at the very end and spoke to the curtain.

"Sister, he's here!"

The Empress's voice came from behind the curtain.

"come in!"

Luffy looked somewhat bewildered upon hearing this and couldn't help but glance at his two younger sisters.

Then another voice came from inside.

"Man, come in!"

At that moment, Luffy's two younger sisters gestured to him to go inside the curtain.

Luffy had no choice but to lift the curtain and go inside.

As soon as he entered, his eyes widened in surprise, and his heart skipped a beat.

Before him stood the Empress, who was shirtless and staring intently at him.

340 Looking at Luffy's face, the Empress frowned, looking very hesitant, and did not speak for a long time.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the direction of the hall.

"Haven't you already made your decision?"

"Then don't hesitate, just tell him!"

Upon hearing the voice, the group looked in that direction at the same time.

Then Granny Niu came over, leaning on her snake-shaped cane.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the Empress gritted her teeth and said.

"Why are you here?"

Grandma Niu said calmly.

"I asked those people, and I already guessed what happened."

"This man is trustworthy; feel free to tell him everything!"

Hearing Granny Niu say this, the Empress and her two sisters were very puzzled.

They couldn't understand why Granny Newt trusted Luffy so much.

At that moment, Granny New took out a newspaper, threw it to the Empress, and said...

"Take a look at this report!"

"This man was in the Sabaody Archipelago two days ago..."

"He committed the act of publicly killing a Celestial Dragon!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress and her two sisters were simultaneously shocked.

They stared wide-eyed in disbelief, looking at Luffy in utter shock.

After quickly glancing at the newspaper and confirming that what Granny New had said was true, the Empress suddenly dropped the newspaper from her hand.

After standing there stunned for a moment, she suddenly covered her face and her body began to tremble violently.

"Woooo..."

"I never imagined there could be such an idiot in this world!"

"There are actually people like him... who dare to challenge the heavens regardless of their own lives!"

After crying for a long time, the Empress finally calmed down a little.

She lowered her head slightly, her lips turned down, and her expression was one of extreme sadness and pain as she spoke softly and slowly.

"I'll tell you everything!"

As she spoke, she turned around, brushed her hair aside, and revealed the mark on her back.

"Just like you said, this mark is the slave mark of the Celestial Dragons!"

"We three sisters...we were all once slaves of the Celestial Dragons!!!"

Upon hearing those last few words, the Empress and her two sisters gritted their teeth, their faces contorted in extreme pain.

This has become a shadow in their hearts.

But the Empress still gritted her teeth and told Luffy about how she and her two sisters were captured and enslaved when they were young.

After reliving these painful memories once more, the Empress and her two sisters were filled with endless sorrow and fear.

Their eyes were filled with tears, and their bodies trembled slightly.

After a long period of intense excitement, the Empress forced herself to suppress her inner pain and spoke to Luffy.

"That's why we would rather die than let anyone see this mark."

“Once people find out that we were once slaves of the Celestial Dragons, we will no longer be able to stay in this country.”

"We don't want anyone to know about our past!"

Even if it means deceiving the entire country, we will not reveal a single flaw!

"Because we don't want to be controlled by anyone anymore!"

"Not being wary of others... is truly terrifying!"

Chapter 158 The Empress Joins the Fellowship! Their Individual Development Paths!